Haroun-al-Raschid
Americannoun
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A strange mixture of Henry IV and Haroun-al-Raschid, Ludwig of Bavaria was a man of contradictions.
From The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert by Wyndham, Horace
If the old San Francisco was indeed so far superior to the new, then Bagdad in the days of Haroun-al-Raschid would have been but a dull prairie town, compared with it.
From Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street by Street, Julian
The king approved of this advice, and writing immediately to Haroun-al-Raschid, despatched the courier.
From The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' by Pardoe, Julia
After they had gone a short distance, Haroun-al-Raschid turned to the Vizier and asked him what he thought of the play they had just witnessed.
From Tales of Folk and Fairies by Pyle, Katharine
In the time of Haroun-al-Raschid, the ruler of Bagdad, there lived in Balsora a man named Benezar.
From Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace by Hauff, Wilhelm
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